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Friday, 27 December 2013

Christmas Show Reviews and Interviews: Silly Kings

Picture courtesy of Farrows Creative / National Theatre Wales

Last weekend I took the children to see National Theatre Wales presentation of Terry Jones' Silly Kings...

"Ideally situated in the atmospheric grounds of CardiffCastle, Silly Kings is a medieval comedy with more
than a few hints of modernism and Monty Pythonesque humour.

Performed in the round, the production immediately pulls the
audience into a world featuring a feisty
but very pretty princess, four crazy knights, an angry fairy, a dragon (of
sorts), a dashing prince and a very Silly King.

Picture courtesy ofFarrows Creative / National Theatre Wales

The production features all the hallmarks of great
entertainment told through drama, music and energetically choreographed comic
antics, with more than a hint and a healthy nod to the Monty Python team..."